Which one, BEC or TOEIC, is more recognized by corporate companies? Which one has a wider scope of recognition? Thanks

BEC? BEC is the standard used by many well-known multinational companies and international universities to evaluate the language proficiency of candidates and applicants. In China, BEC accredited organizations include: Adidas, BASF China, Procter & Gamble, Shell, Swire Properties, Tesco, etc. The detailed list is relatively complicated and can be found on the official website.

TOEIC In China, government departments, a large number of state-owned enterprises, multinational enterprises and institutions have maturely used the TOEIC test in employee recruitment, overseas dispatch, employee training and internal selection, including the Ministry of Commerce, China Banks, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Construction Bank, State Grid, Sinopec, CNOOC, China Mobile, China Unicom, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, IBM, Procter & Gamble, FAW Group, Shanghai Volkswagen, Volvo, Ford, Schneider, Mars, Samsung, LG, Hyundai, Canon, Panasonic, Lenovo, Huawei, etc.

BEC is much more difficult than TOEIC, and intermediate or advanced levels carry more weight; TOEIC is relatively recognized by domestic, Japanese and Korean companies. BEC is lifelong, TOEIC is only valid for 2 years.